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NIMS Alert 05-17: Refreshed National Incident Management System Release
Refreshed National Incident Management System Release
This year’s active hurricane and fire seasons highlight the importance of working together before, during, and after disasters of all types and sizes. NIMS provides a common, nationwide approach to enable the whole community to work together to manage all threats and hazards.
Through an iterative process of engagement with stakeholders from across the nation, FEMA reviewed more than 3,000 comments to update NIMS guidance and incorporate the collective expertise and experience of the whole community.
Today, FEMA released the refreshed National Incident Management System (NIMS) to ensure that this important guidance continues to reflect the collective expertise of the whole community. NIMS applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity.
The refreshed NIMS:
Retains key concepts and principles of the 2004 and 2008 versions of NIMS;
Reflects and incorporates policy updates from lessons learned from exercises and real-world incidents and disasters;
Clarifies the processes and terminology for qualifying, certifying, and credentialing incident personnel,
building a foundation for the development of a national qualification system;
Clarifies that NIMS is more than just the Incident Command System (ICS), and that it applies to all incident personnel, from the incident command post to the National Response Coordination Center;
Describes common functions and terminology for staff in Emergency Operations Centers (EOC), while remaining flexible to allow for differing missions, authorities, and resources of EOCs across the nation; and
Explains the relationship among ICS, EOCs, and senior leaders/policy groups.
FEMA will host a series of 60-minute webinars to discuss the updates in the refreshed NIMS and answer questions related to NIMS. The webinars will be open to the whole community.
To review the refreshed NIMS document and for additional webinar information, visit: www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system.
FEMA continues to support strengthening the security and resilience of the nation by working to improve the ability of all to manage incidents, events, and emergencies.
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This section of the website provides information on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS is intended to be used by the whole community. The intended audience for this section is indivi...PA House votes to balance state budget, in part by legalizing fireworks
House votes 102-88 to balance budget
By John Finnerty l CNHI Statehouse Bureau
11 hrs ago
HARRISBURG - The state House voted 102-88 Tuesday to balance the state budget, in part by borrowing heavily against the state's share of a settlement with the tobacco industry.
The plan would also allow the state to begin collecting sales tax on transactions that take place on online marketplace sites, like eBay and Amazon.
It would also legalize fireworks. That would allow the state to begin taxing the sales of pyrotechnics, while also collecting revenue from permits from fireworks stands and stores.
Both of those moves are expected to generate relative modest amounts compared to the borrowing.
Among Valley lawmakers, Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-108, of Sunbury, Rep. Garth Everett, R-84, of Muncy, and Rep. Kurt Masser, R-107, of Elysburg, voted for the measure. Rep. Fred Keller, R-85, of Kreamer, voted against it.
The plan is just the latest in a series of proposals and counter-proposals put forth over the last four months as the House, Senate and governor have struggled to reach an agreement on how to balance the $32 billion budget.
Two weeks ago, Gov. Tom Wolf in frustration over waiting for the House to pass a revenue plan announced he would balance the budget by borrowing against the next two decades of profits from the state-run liquor system.
Wolf didn't immediately say whether he'd accept the House's move to use the tobacco settlement proceeds to pay off the $1.5 billion in borrowing.
"Gov. Wolf is aware of the House plan to borrow from tobacco settlement funds to address the revenue shortfall from last year and will review the final language," Wolf spokesman J.J. Abbott said Tuesday. "Gov. Wolf continues to believe the best way to close the outstanding structural deficit is with a severance tax on Marcellus Shale."
Wolf's not the only one skeptical of the plan.
Conservative lawmakers in the House blasted the idea of borrowing, as well.
"Borrowing $1.5 billion, spending it all this year on regular monthly bills but paying it back with interest over 20 or 30 years is really dumb," state Rep. Brad Roae, R-Crawford County, said in an email Tuesday night.
Rep. Keller had similar objections. "This is an important issue. We're talking about putting the next generation of Pennsylvanians in debt," he said. "It's not good public policy. If we want our kids to have a better future we wouldn't be having them pay our bills."
State Rep. Tedd Nesbit, R-Mercer County, voted for the plan, but he had little good to say about the measure.
"It's not ideal," he said. "But it's October and it increases the revenue to close the gap so that programs aren't cut."
Taxing online marketplace transactions would bring the state about $10 million this year and $50 million next year, according to a legislative analysis of the bill.
Pennsylvania law now bars the purchase or use of all fireworks, except sparklers and ground-based displays.
The tax plan legalizes fireworks and taxes the sale of them at the rate of 12 percent.
The plan also creates a new fee schedule for permits for stores that sell fireworks, ranging from $3,000 for temporary fireworks stands, up to $20,000 for fireworks stores that exceed 15,000 square feet.
The fireworks provisions are estimated to generate $2.6 million this year and $9.3 million next year.
The tax plan also includes a provision to allow the state to reap the benefits if the state Supreme Court concludes that the way businesses have been allowed to take deductions for net-operating losses is unconstitutional. That decision could pave the way for the state to get another $52 million this year and $80 million next year.
John Finnerty is the Statehouse reporter for Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., parent company of The Daily Item. Email him at jfinnerty@cnhi.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnhipa.
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The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Garrett Paiz
Rank: Firefighter/Driver
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland - Contract
Years of Service: Pending
Date of Incident: 10/16/2017
Time of Incident: 0645hrs
Date of Death: 10/16/2017
Fire Department: CAL FIRE
Address: 1416 9th Street POB 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244
Fire Department Chief: Director Ken Pimlott
Incident Description: Firefighter/Driver Garrett Paiz was killed in Napa, California, while operating an empty 1993 Kenworth water tender (tanker) when, according to the California Highway Patrol, the vehicle left the roadway on a curve and crashed through a guardrail down a ravine. Paiz, who died at the scene, was working on the Nuns fire burning in the hills above Oakville and was heading for a water resupply when the crash occurred near the bottom of a steep winding section of roadway called the Oakville Grade. According to initial reports, the roadway was closed for fire operations only at the time of the crash, and no other vehicles were involved. Firefighter/Driver Paiz, a native of the Coachella Valley in Southern California, and a volunteer firefighter with the Noel Fire Department in Missouri, was working as a contract firefighter with CAL FIRE at the time of his passing. The cause of the fatal incident remains under investigation by authorities.
Incident Location: 1631 Oakville Grade, Napa, CA 94558
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Driver Garrett Paiz at apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
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The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Ronald W. Hinkle
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 18
Date of Incident: 10/17/2017
Time of Incident: 1356hrs
Date of Death: 10/17/2017
Fire Department: Loch Sheldrake Fire Department
Address: 1280 Rt-52, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759
Fire Department Chief: Mike Ward
Incident Description: On October 17, 2017, Firefighter Ronald W. Hinkle responded to a motor vehicle accident with the Loch Sheldrake Fire Company #1. Firefighter Hinkle was found later in the day at his home unresponsive. Fellow firefighters and other first responders attempted to revive Hinkle, but all rescue efforts failed. Firefighter Hinkle passed away from a nature and cause of fatal injury still to be determined.
Incident Location: Route 52 and Hilldale RD, Loch Sheldrake, NY
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Ronald W. Hinkle at apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 75 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Firefighter fatalities in the United States
apps.usfa.fema.gov
Statistics on U.S. firefighter fatalities and the circumstances surrounding on-duty firefighter deaths. bit.ly/2fhAB0JTwo U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Notifications
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Donald Fred Manger
Rank: Fire Chief
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 31
Date of Incident: 10/14/2017
Time of Incident: 1858hrs
Date of Death: 10/14/2017
Fire Department: Presho Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 2nd & Fire AVE POB 219, Presho, SD 57568-0219
Fire Department Chief: Acting Fire Chief Calvin Hight
Incident Description: Fire Chief Donald Fred Manger fell ill and passed away while on the scene of a working fire in an unoccupied structure. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be reported.
Incident Location: 30997 221st Street, Lyman County, SD
Tribute is being paid to Fire Chief Donald Fred Manger at apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
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The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has received notice of the following firefighter fatality:
Name: Steven R. Terry
Rank: Firefighter/Paramedic
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 25
Date of Incident: 10/16/2017
Time of Incident: 2133hrs
Date of Death: 10/16/2017
Fire Department: Hernando County Fire Rescue
Address: 60 Veterans Ave, Brooksville, FL 34601
Fire Department Chief: Scott Hechler
Incident Description: Firefighter/Paramedic Steven R. Terry passed away while on duty October 16, 2017. Firefighter/Paramedic Terry was found unresponsive by his fellow Fire Station #9 crew members who then initiated resuscitative measures. He was transported by Hernando County Fire Rescue paramedics to Bayfront Brooksville Hospital. Despite the exhaustive efforts by the Bayfront Brooksville Hospital ED team, Firefighter/Paramedic Steven R. Terry passed away. The nature and cause of fatal injury are still to be determined and reported.
Incident Location: Station 9 - 24064 Lake Lindsey Rd Brooksville FL 34601
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/Paramedic Steven R. Terry at apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/
To date, 72 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2017. Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html
Firefighter fatalities in the United States
apps.usfa.fema.gov
Statistics on U.S. firefighter fatalities and the circumstances surrounding on-duty firefighter deaths. bit.ly/2fhAB0J
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